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WindowsClientInstallationTheXibowindowsclientisdistributedasawindowsinstallerfile(MSI)whichisastandard"doubleclick"installation.

Thereare3stepstofollow:

1. PreparationMinimumRequirementsandMSI2. InstallationDoubleclicktheMSItostarttheinstallationprocess.3. ConnectConnectyourclienttotheCMS

MinimumRequirements

Xiboisalowresourcesignagesolution,howeverwiththeadvanceoftechnologyithasbeennecessarytosetoutsomeminimumrequirements.Theinstallationprocesswillchecktheseforyou,buttheyarelistedbelowforconvenience:

AnetworkconnectiontotheCMS(possiblyovertheInternet)MicrosoftWindowsXPSP3/WindowsVista/Windows7(recommendedWindows7).NETFrameworkv3.5SP1InternetExplorer7+(recommendedIE10orhigher)FlashPlayerVersion9orlaterWindowsMediaPlayer11orlaterForPowerPointsupport,MicrosoftPowerPoint2003orlater.PowerPointviewerisnotsuitable.

Installation

TostarttheinstallationdoubleclickontheXiboclient1.7.0betax86.msifileyoudownloadedalongwiththepackage.Theinstallerwilltakeyouthroughanumberofscreensaskingforyourconfirmationateachstage.Thestepsareoutlinedbelow.

Step1

YoumayseethefollowingsecuritywarningwheninstallingXibo.Pleaseclickon"Run"tobegintheinstallation.

Step2

Theinstallerpresentsawelcomescreen.Pleasepress"Next".

Step3

ChoosethelocationwhereXiboshouldbeinstalled.Thedefaultlocationshouldnormallybesufficient,howevertochangethelocationclickbrowse.Aftermakingtheselection(orifleavingtothedefault)click"Next"tocontinue.

Step4

Aconfirmationmessageisthenshown.Whenhappywiththeselectionsmadeclick"Install"tobegin.Otherwiseclick"Back"tocorrectanyerrors.

Step5

TheInstallationiscomplete.Clickfinishtoexit.

ConnecttotheCMS

NewlyinstalledclientsmustbeconfiguredandregisteredwiththeXiboCMSbeforetheycanbeused.TheXiboConfigurationOptionsareaccessibleoneachclientinstallationfromtheStartMenu,Allprograms.

Select"XiboClientOptions"toregisterthisdisplayontheXiboNetworkortomakechangestothisdisplayconfiguration.

ClientOptionsScreen

MostoftheclientoptionsaresetontheCMSanddeliveredoverthenetworktotheclient.Thiskeepstheclientconfigurationtoaminimumoneachnewinstallation.

BeforetheoptionscanbesentfromtheCMSitisnecessarytoregisterthedisplaywiththeCMS.Thiscanbedonefromtheclientoptionsscreen,picturedbelow.

Thereareafewothersettingsthatcanonlybesetontheclientside.Theseareexplainedbelow.

Settings

CMSAddressThisisthefullyqualifiedaddressofyourCMSinstallation.Forexamplehttp://your.domain/cms/.

KeyThesecretCMSKeythatwillauthenticatethisdisplaywiththeCMS.

LocalLibraryThelocationforthedisplayclienttostoreitslocalfiles.FilesaredownloadedfromtheCMSsothattheclientwillstillfunctionifitloosesconnectionwiththeCMS.

DisplayIDTheuniqueIDforthisdisplay.AnautomaticallygenerateduniqueIDwillbeassignedatinstallationbutcanbemodifiedifappropriate.

SplashScreenOptionallyoverridethesplashscreenwithanimagestoredlocallyontheclientPC.

Proxysettings

ThedisplayclientneedstohaveaccesstotheCMSduringtheregistrationprocessandalsotogetnewcontent.Iftheclientisbehindaproxyserver,thendetailsofthatservercanbeenteredintheproxysection.

UsernameTheusernameusedtoauthenticatewiththeProxyServer.

PasswordThepasswordusedtoauthenticatewiththeProxyServer.

DomainThedomainusedtoauthenticatewiththeProxyServer.

TheSavebuttonandStatusMessages

Onceallofthesettingshavebeenfilledin(minimumCMSAddress,Key,LocalLibraryandDisplayID)theSavebuttonshouldbepressed.Atthispointthemessagewindowwillupdatewiththestatus"SavingwithCMS...PleaseWait...."

AssumingtherearenoerrorswiththecommunicationbetweentheCMSAddressandtheclient,thedisplaywillberegisteredandawaitingapproval.

CMSDisplayManagement

Nowlogintotheserverwebinterface,gotothe"Display>Displays"page.Youshouldseeyournewlyregisteredclientinthelist.Clickthe"Edit"buttonnexttothedisplay.The"LicenseDisplay"optionwillautomaticallychangeto"Yes".Optionallyselectadifferentdefaultlayout(thelayouttheclientwillplayifnothingisscheduled).

DisplaySettingProfiles

Onceregisteredthedisplayclientwillbegivenadefaultdisplaysettingprofile.Formoreinformationseethedisplayprofilessection.

MakesureyouclickClick"Save"beforeexitingtheClientOptions.

StartClientPlayer

YoucannowstarttheXiboClientPlayer.ItshouldshowyoutheXibosplashscreenwhilethedefaultlayoutanditsmediacontents(andanythingelseyouhavescheduled)aredownloadedandthenbeginplayinglayoutcontents.

WindowsModifications

HerearesomesuggestedsettingsforWindows/PowerPointforaDisplayClient:

TurnoffallscreensaversTurnoffscreenpowersavingLoadthe"NoSounds"SoundScheme(ControlPanel>SoundsandAudioDevicesProperties)Setaplainwallpaper(Hopefullynobodywillseeit,butyoumightneedtoreboottheclient,orrestartXiboandasanewallpaperisahelp)Iftheclientisaccessiblefromwhereyoumanageyourdisplaysfrom,youmightwanttoinstallUltraVNCserversoyoucanconnectinandcheckontheclientfromtimetotime.Usethe"Viewonly"optionintheVNCclienttoavoiddisturbingthedisplay.SetWindowstologonasyourdisplayclientuserautomatically

Disableballoontipsinthenotificationarea

DisplaysthatwillshowPowerPointshouldfollowthedetailedpreparationinstructions.

Pleasetakeabackupbeforemodifyingtheregistry

MultipleClients

ItispossibletorunmorethanoneoftheDisplayclientonWindows.InstallationInstructions

ScreenSaver

ItispossibletorunXiboasaScreenSaver.InstallationInstructions.

Watchdog

TheWatchdogisanoptionalcomponentwhichcanbeusedtomonitorthestabilityofthemainapplicationandrestartitwherenecessary.InstallationInstructions.

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